As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Helen Tomasic was born on April 18, 1922, in Detroit Michigan and passed away peacefully at her home in Valley Glen, CA on July 23, 2021. She was the daughter of Josefa and Walter Pawlowski and the youngest of five …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Alice “Al” Kay Reynolds daughter of the late George and Mary Lou (Zenner) Reynolds, warrior, artist, mentor, survivor of life did not leave this world unmarked. She was a force, strong and steadfast in her passions including her career at …

Provided by the family: Baudino, Merlin James, 100 – passed away peacefully on April 29, 2021. Born in Calumet, Michigan, on July 2, 1920. He was a graduate of Calumet High School, Class of 1939. Merlin, nicknamed “Flash”, was an all-around athlete, playing hockey, baseball and basketball. Merlin was a …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home: Frank Anthony Stefanich, age 96 of L’Anse, MI passed away on Friday, September 10, 2021 at Bayside Village in L’Anse. He was born February 16, 1925 in Arnheim, MI son of Anton and Katherine (Markovich) Stefanich. Frank graduated from Baraga High School in …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Michelle Aimee Rivet,56, passed away with friends at her side in Phoenix Arizona. She is survived by her mother Gretchen Gundlach of Houghton Michigan, her sister Julie Rivet, niece Hannah and three aunts Martha, Julie and Jan Gundlach. She was …

Planning for the future gets scarier the older we get. But understanding and communicating what you want with your loved ones is more essential with each passing day. The Portage Lake District Library will host an advance care planning program over the next month. Volunteer coordinator Julie Beck said that …

Will the county have to split the city of Houghton? It is the question that the county’s apportionment committee will need to determine by October 11th. Otherwise the state may have to step in. The city has over 8,000 residents, already making the district above the limit of 11.9% above …

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed into law a bill that will expunge Operating While Intoxicated convictions for first offenders. The legislation sought to help people move on from one mistake, perhaps made decades ago, that remains a matter of public record today. Whitmer says, “No one should be defined forever …

The new Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission is pondering some big changes to the area’s state representative districts. A first draft from the panel has Greg Markkanen’s 110th district shedding Baraga County and picking up a portion of Dickinson County instead, including Iron Mountain and Kingsford. Baraga would slide into …

Fire departments are not the only critical volunteer forces in the Copper Country. Superior Search and Rescue counts roughly 30 people within its ranks and has played a role in several emergency situations recently that you may not suspect. Member Darian Reed talks about how the organization helped out during …